Fishing made easy

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Just when I thought I was about done buying crankbaits for walleye fishing, Frank’s Great Outdoors reels my interest back in.  While posting the home page for the store in the last post, I see this.  Just the sight of the Confusion pattern in the middle was enough to peak the interest.

Frank’s really is the leader in Michigan when it comes to getting customized colors in your favorite walleye baits, and this time they did a first rate job in their selection of new colors added to the “Tot” lineup.  Just wish I had noticed this before Christmas or I would have had my list made out for Mrs Claus to do some online shopping!

There are several colors in the new lineup that  I will be getting at least two of.  First off is the Purple Hot Tiger , it reminds me of an old fav when Storm wasn’t owned by Rapala, the Blue Hot Tiger.  Purple definitely catches fish on Erie, so it goes on the list.  Metallic colors have been some of the best choices in recent years, so why not get some of them with an old twist, the Metallic Perch .  The Walleye Express/Paralyzer is so dang bright with its chartruse back and bill, with the purple underbelly, it just has to catch fish when the eyes are in an aggressive mood.  Also could be good in cloudy water situations, where the bright color attracts fish from far off.  Captain’s Choice has been a popular custom color in the Saginaw Bay fishery for many years,  it was just painted on The Producers’ version of the tot, called the Double Downer.  I think the Purple Trout could be a great choice for clear water conditions on bright days.  The silver will shine through enough, and just enough purple and pink to add flash as the bait works from side to side on the troll.  Lucky 7 just happens to be the 7th pattern I picked out to buy for my own tackle box,  it also happens to be the same pattern on one of my favorite Wiggler from Brad’s Lures (another variation of the Wiggle Wart).

 I know I keep telling myself, all I need are harnesses to catch walleye and catch them effectively while trolling the Great Lakes.  Its just hard to say no to colors like these on one of the really proven crankbaits for catching walleye.  If this had been a Rapala Rap or a Reef Runner, I would have said nice colors and moved on.  I have more faith with the Hot n Tots than any other crank out there, and with these colors coming out, I can see good things happening this spring.

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